amd
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2560
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthAMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
VS
nvidia
Brand4GB GDDR5
Memory1664
Cores224.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
8GB GDDR6 225W $399 Jul 2019
Radeon RX 5700 XT
$399 • Jul 2019
VS
GeForce GTX 970
$329 • Sep 2014
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
4GB GDDR5 148W $329 Sep 2014
Specs Comparison
| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 225 W | 148 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1905 MHz | 1178 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 224.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 7nm | 28nm |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 | Maxwell 2.0 |
| Shading Units | 2560 | 1664 |
| RT Cores | N/A | N/A |
| TMUs | 160 | 104 |
| ROPs | 64 | 56 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz | 1753 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 121.9 GPixel/s | 65.97 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 448 GTexel/s | 224.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 9.754 GFLOPS | 3.92 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 251 mm² | 398 mm² |
| Transistors | 10300 Million | 5200 Million |
| Required PSU | 550 W | 300 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.1 | 12.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
8594 (+140%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
3574
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
81739 (+182%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
28989
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
117.9 FPS (+152%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
46.8 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
16398 (+70%)
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
9637
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Game Benchmarks Comparison (18 benchmarks)
Trine 4 The Nightmare Prince
7 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Frozenbyte
1080p
| high
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+155%)
AVG 153 FPS
MIN 130 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+161%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+183%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
Chernobylite Complete Edition
8 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation The Farm 51
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+95%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+119%)
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+189%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 4 FPS
Winner
Loser
Devil's Hunt
8.1 2019 • Action, Adventure, Indie Layopi Games
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+114%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+106%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+100%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
Gears 5
7.7 2019 • Action, Adventure The Coalition
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+134%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+128%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+100%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts
7 2019 • Action Underdog Studio
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+72%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+121%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+131%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Outer Worlds
7.1 2020 • RPG Obsidian Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+96%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
1440p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+94%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
Radeon RX 5700 XT (+106%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT Wins!
Based on 18 benchmarks across 6 games
70
Avg FPS
Radeon RX 5700 XT
VS
+119%
32
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 970
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
AMD • 8GB GDDR6
18
Wins
70
Avg FPS
55
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
NVIDIA • 4GB GDDR5
0
Wins
32
Avg FPS
25
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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